Cutaneous metastasis from solid tumors is a rare event and usually represents a late occurrence in the natural history of an advanced visceral malignancy. Rarely, cutaneous metastasis has been described in colorectal cancer patients. The most frequent cutaneous site of colorectal metastasis is the surgical scar in the abdomen following the removal of the primary malignancy, followed by the extremities, perineum, head, neck, and penis. Metastases to the thigh and back of the trunk are anecdotical. Dermatological diagnosis of cutaneous metastasis can be quite complex, especially in unusual sites, such as in the facial skin or thorax and in cases of single cutaneous lesions since metastasis from colorectal cancer is not usually the first clinical hypothesis, leading to misdiagnosis. To date, due to the rarity of cutaneous metastasis from colorectal cancer, little evidence, most of which is based on case reports and very small case series, is currently available. Therefore, a better understanding of the clinic-pathological characteristics of this unusual metastatic site represents an unmet clinical need. We present a large series of 29 cutaneous metastases from colorectal cancer with particular concerns regarding anatomic localization and the time of onset with respect to primitive colorectal cancer and visceral metastases.

Cutaneous metastasis from colorectal cancer: Making light on an unusual and misdiagnosed event / Parente, P.; Ciardiello, D.; Reggiani Bonetti, L.; Famiglietti, V.; Cazzato, G.; Caramaschi, S.; Attino, V.; Urbano, D.; Di Maggio, G.; Ingravallo, G.. - In: LIFE. - ISSN 2075-1729. - 11:9(2021), pp. 1-10. [10.3390/life11090954]

Cutaneous metastasis from colorectal cancer: Making light on an unusual and misdiagnosed event

Reggiani Bonetti L.;Caramaschi S.;
2021

Abstract

Cutaneous metastasis from solid tumors is a rare event and usually represents a late occurrence in the natural history of an advanced visceral malignancy. Rarely, cutaneous metastasis has been described in colorectal cancer patients. The most frequent cutaneous site of colorectal metastasis is the surgical scar in the abdomen following the removal of the primary malignancy, followed by the extremities, perineum, head, neck, and penis. Metastases to the thigh and back of the trunk are anecdotical. Dermatological diagnosis of cutaneous metastasis can be quite complex, especially in unusual sites, such as in the facial skin or thorax and in cases of single cutaneous lesions since metastasis from colorectal cancer is not usually the first clinical hypothesis, leading to misdiagnosis. To date, due to the rarity of cutaneous metastasis from colorectal cancer, little evidence, most of which is based on case reports and very small case series, is currently available. Therefore, a better understanding of the clinic-pathological characteristics of this unusual metastatic site represents an unmet clinical need. We present a large series of 29 cutaneous metastases from colorectal cancer with particular concerns regarding anatomic localization and the time of onset with respect to primitive colorectal cancer and visceral metastases.
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Cutaneous metastasis from colorectal cancer: Making light on an unusual and misdiagnosed event / Parente, P.; Ciardiello, D.; Reggiani Bonetti, L.; Famiglietti, V.; Cazzato, G.; Caramaschi, S.; Attino, V.; Urbano, D.; Di Maggio, G.; Ingravallo, G.. - In: LIFE. - ISSN 2075-1729. - 11:9(2021), pp. 1-10. [10.3390/life11090954]
Parente, P.; Ciardiello, D.; Reggiani Bonetti, L.; Famiglietti, V.; Cazzato, G.; Caramaschi, S.; Attino, V.; Urbano, D.; Di Maggio, G.; Ingravallo, G....espandi
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